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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after commodity prices, including gold, oil and copper, gained overnight. At 0816 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index futures contract was up 41 points at 3,662. ...

Assist trustees, don't overregulate: AIST

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
Super funds could benefit from greater guidance on reporting expectations and a consistent reporting format across all regulators, according to Andrew Barr, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees research and policy manager. Instead of gutting ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
After a flat start the Australian share market was in the red at noon, as falling banking stocks capped gains in the resources sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 33 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 3,598.6, while the broader All ...

Pensions deficit hits US firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
Mega US companies must reassess their risk management strategy and revise profit expectations after pension plans losses turn a $90 billion surplus into a $420 billion deficit, according to Mercer. According to Mercer's research, the S&P 1500 defined ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US shares gained on optimism that President-elect Barack Obama's plan for a huge infrastructure spending package will help boost the US economy. Resource stocks may also gain after commodity ...

Calls to cut super contribs fails to get traction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
Simplistically rejecting the idea of temporarily cutting super contributions misses the big opportunity - putting superannuation into the economic frontline and making it part of our monetary policy heavy artillery. A group of economists lead by Nick ...

QIC calls for better liquidity risk mgmt

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
Super funds are more likely to benefit from intensive scenario planning and frequent rebalancing programs in the face of a slowing economy, according to QIC. While many fuper funds already have risk amangement strategies in place, QIC is advising them ...

Super funds reject calls to cut super contrib

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
A group of economists lead by Nick Gruen, principal of the Lateral Economics consultancy, have written to the Prime Minister proposing that employer super contributions be cut from 9 to 6 per cent with the money transferring to employees as take-home ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US shares gained on Friday. Resource stocks may decline after the price of commodities, including gold, oil and copper, fell late on Friday. At 0806 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Scary Money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
And the race is on -- the race to zero interest rates. The way major central banks are going, benchmark target rates could hit the big fat 0 before Easter 2009. Following the Reserve Bank of Australia's 100 basis point interest rate reduction early ...